132. Bill of costs to follow Rules of Court

Terms defined in this Act

• advocate and solicitor

  advocate and solicitor

  Defined · s 122

  “advocate and solicitor” includes the executors, administrators and assignees of the advocate and solicitor in question. Legal Profession 141 Advocate and solicitor entitled to charge on property for costs

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• client

  client

  Defined · s 3

  “client” includes— (a) in relation to contentious business, any person who as a principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs, an advocate and solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay a solicitor’s costs; (b) in relation to non-contentious business, any person, who as a principal or on behalf of another, or as a trustee, executor or administrator, or in any other capacity, has power, express or implied, to retain or employ, and retains or employs, an advocate and solicitor, and any person for the time being liable to pay an advocate and solicitor for his service and costs;

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• costs

  costs

  Defined · s 3

  “costs” includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;

  Open s 3
• Court

  Court

  Defined · s 3

  “Court” means the High Court or a Judge thereof when sitting in open Court, and “Judge” means a Judge of the High Court sitting in Chambers;

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